Nov. 10, 2022 Language-enabled Airmen strengthen AFRICOM partnerships through life-saving course The Defense Institute for Medical Operations’ Mobile Training Team recently conducted a life-saving course for several Gabonese military and civilian organizations on Outbreak Detection and Response in Libreville, Gabon, with support from members of the Language Enabled Airman Program.
Oct. 21, 2022 87th MDG implements AFFORGEN deployment model On Oct. 1, the 87th Medical Group at Joint Base MDL transitioned to a new deployment model, Air Force Force Generation, allowing them to demonstrate their overall ability to generate, deploy, and project rapid global mobility around the world.
Oct. 21, 2022 Arkansas Guardsman takes care of medical group As a teenager, Ché Kinnard liked art. In college, he became more interested in the medical career field, and this passion took off when he joined the Air National Guard in 1990.
Sept. 21, 2022 Air Force advisory squadron medics strengthen capabilities of allies, partners Medical capabilities within mobility support advisory squadrons are foundational to security cooperation activities that strengthen national defense and strategic relationships.
Aug. 26, 2022 103rd Medical Group partners with Hartford Hospital The 103rd Medical Group, Connecticut Air National Guard has partnered with Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut for annual medical training.
Aug. 26, 2022 Liberators hold South Pacific Air Force Multi-mission exercise The 459th Air Refueling Wing holds first ever South Pacific Air Force Multi-mission exercise planned to assess capabilities to deploy Airmen, and their ability to survive and operate in a challenging, degraded, and operationally limited environment.
Aug. 26, 2022 Reservists sharpen readiness, build relationships at Resolute Sentinel Resolute Sentinel is a new 12th Air Force (Air Force Southern)-led U.S. Southern Command exercise first held in 2021. Resolute Sentinel evolved from the longstanding New Horizons and Beyond the Horizons, annual joint humanitarian assistance exercises in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Aug. 11, 2022 Working hand in hand, operating as one: 405th EAES conduct coalition exercise Working hand in hand alongside three nations, Airmen from the 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conducted a coalition training exercise on how they configure and transport patients on U.S. Air Force aircraft at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 29, 2022.
July 6, 2022 Nebraska Guard assists SPP partner Rwanda in joint mission Airmen from the 155th Air Refueling Wing’s medical group participated in Justified Accord 2022, a joint medical engineer mission with the Rwanda Defence Force at Gako Military Academy, Rwanda.
June 16, 2022 315th AES, Royal Air Force build key international partnerships in immersive, hands-on live experience training U.S. Air Force aeromedical evacuation team members from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, took a hop across "The Pond" for hands-on immersion training with its Royal Air Force counterparts at RAF Brize Norton, England, June 9, 2022.
May 10, 2022 Barnestormers train at Army hospital, save DoD thousands Twenty-nine members from the 104th Fighter Wing Medical Group and 13 members from the 174th Attack Wing Medical Group completed hands-on Medical Field Annual Training at Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 25-May 4, 2022.
April 11, 2022 OKNG Soldiers, Airmen hold SPP knowledge exchange with Azerbaijan OCC Battalion Five doctors with the Azerbaijan Operational Capabilities Concept Battalion participated in a medical knowledge exchange at the Oklahoma National Guard Regional Training Institute in Oklahoma City, March 28 - April 1, 2022.
April 5, 2022 445th ASTS partners with Navy to enhance medical training A group of 19 Airmen from the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron consisting nurses, medical technicians and medical administration specialists arrived in San Diego March 14, 2022 to perform their two-week annual training at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
March 30, 2022 The language of medicine: Coalition partners tour the 405th EAES The 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron opened its doors for the Italian Air Force Aeromedical Evacuation counterparts on March 23, 2022, showcasing its capabilities, processes and set up of the C-130 Hercules aircraft for medical evacuations.
March 30, 2022 Air advisors train Ghanaian Armed Forces in aeromedical evacuation for UN deployment Airmen assigned to the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron recently trained six medical members with the Ghanaian Armed Forces on aeromedical evacuation in preparation for a U.N. deployment.
March 25, 2022 Travis AFB medics train with UC Davis Health U.S. Airmen assigned to the 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron partnered with service members from UC Davis Health, California, to hone in AE and Critical Care Air Transport Team procedures, at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 22, 2022.
March 15, 2022 Women's History Month highlight: All-women medic team supports mission welcoming Afghan allies In late August 2021, the Department of Defense issued a call for volunteers to support Operation Allies Welcome, the federal government’s effort to safely resettle Afghan refugees. Within a month, three medics from the 162nd Wing’s medical group—all women—answered that call.
March 14, 2022 167th Airmen assist in West Virginia hospitals For the past two years, the West Virginia National Guard has been assisting with multiple roles and capacities in the fight against COVID-19 within the state.
March 9, 2022 USTRANSCOM patient movement exercise strengthens aeromedical skills, partnerships U.S. Transportation Command conducted Exercise Ultimate Caduceus at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 23-March 8.
March 7, 2022 ACC medics support deployments to civilian hospitals and care facilities ACC has deployed 88 medics from 5 bases across the command to work alongside other military departments and federal agencies as a part of the nation’s pandemic response.